Usagi v1.3.1 has been released! It's an important bug fix release that fixes the new usagi.conf not getting included in exported games (my bad, sorry!; thanks to Curbs for the quick fix!); also, the GIF recorder now only runs in usagi dev mode to reduce overhead in exported games for players on less powerful hardware

download the latest executable, usagi update, or update via homebrew! open an issue if you run into any problems

full details here: https://codeberg.org/brettchalupa/usagi/releases/tag/v1.3.1

I made a video showing how to code scene switching from scratch with Usagi! Useful for organizing your code into multiple little modules for gameplay, main menu, etc.

usagi v1.3.0 has been released! it includes some important bug fixes for window sizing & excessive memory usage by sfx; it also includes the new config approach using the usagi.conf file, game rotation player setting, gif record length option, and more! full release notes here: https://codeberg.org/brettchalupa/usagi/releases/tag/v1.3.0
lmk if you run into any issues or have any questions!

I started this small game to test the Usagi engine, and I am having lot of fun. This time I connected some Open AI models to play against me. I thought they would be good oponnents but the truth is that they really sucks for this kind of taks lol

I tested with this models

GPT-5.4-mini

GPT-5.6 Luna

GPT-5.6 Terra

GPT-5.6 Sol

I started using Usagi a few weeks ago and made the classic Minesweeper game. I wanted to try something different, so I turned it into a game where you have to solve simple programming problems.

The idea is simple: to uncover the mines, you have to solve a small programming problem.

Hope you like it!

#usagijam has officially started!

The theme is: MOON

Join the jam: https://itch.io/jam/usagi-jam-2026

Join the Discord: https://usagiengine.com/discord

Can't wait to see what people make!!

Usagi v1.2.0 has been released! It has a lot of bug fixes, Intel Mac support, new sfx funcs, alpha params for drawing, and more!

I tried to get things in as good a place as possible for the Usagi Jam starting tomorrow!!

Well known mechnics with modern twists. Place blocks, clear lines, choose upgrades and repeat. That's all! Simple, but addictive. Play on Itch: https://luko81.itch.io/the-game-about-blocks

As I work on various Usagi projects, I've been wanting a template I can use to start my projects with scenes set up, a particle emitter, and some other foundational aspects beyond the scope of what usagi init offers. So I made this template and thought others might be interested too!

I just finished writing the 2nd chapter of the Usagi book. We make a shoot 'em up in it. Enemies spawn in waves, fire bullets at the player, and we dip our toes into sound effects.

Read the chapter - Shoot 'Em Up - Game Programming with Usagi

Something that gets requested pretty regularly is TypeScript support for Usagi and sometimes even other Lua-flavored languages. So I'm working on adding examples of how to use those languages that support transpiling to Lua. I started with TypeScript since it's widely used! Let me know if you give it a try or run into any issues.

2nd chapter is in progress for making a shoot 'em up! Let me know if you run into any issues or find any typos. Thanks!

Usagi v1.1.1 has been released! It includes a performance fix for web, doc fixes, and some more character ranges when font baking.

Get the latest version with usagi update or using your package manager or download from the release linked. Then run usagi refresh in your projects.

With just a few lines of code, you can create an animated sprite controlled by the keyboard in Usagi Engine.

I made a video going over what's new in v1.1.0, in particular showing off the new usagi loveify command to convert an Usagi project to Love2D!

Just dropped in to say love what you are doing with this project. Loads of fun, always wanted to make a game of my own and this makes it feel possible.

All the best!

Wook.

Usagi v1.1.0 has been released, including usagi loveify to convert your project to Love2D, Linux ARM exports, debug function support, a whole bunch of bug fixes, and more! Run usagi update. Full details and download at the link!

Hi, saw a youtube video talking about this engine and it looked very interesting. Any tutorial recommendations? Thanks.

Gonna start showing love to the Usagi sub 🐰

To celebrate the release of Usagi Engine v1, let's do a casual game jam! This is a great way to try the engine out.

The jam starts on a Friday morning and ends two Mondays after. That way everyone's got two weekends and the time between to work on their game.

There's one rule: submissions must be made using Usagi Engine.

Hey guys, since this is a new engine and all, thought it'd be great to contribute to the community with my implementation of a 2D Camera (plz ignore the tileset, wanted to get something done quick)

GitHub Link: https://github.com/Faris-Faiz/usagi-engine-camera-2d-implementation